Team Meat are working on a new Super Meat Boy game intended for touchscreen devices, this won’t be anything like the original Super Meat Boy though.

There have been rumors about an iOS game in the making at the Team Meat offices for a while now, as usual with these things there were many theories as to what this may be. Those rumors have now been quashed by Edmund McMillen who announced that the team of two have started work on a Super Meat Boy game for “touch devices”. Presumably this means iOS devices and perhaps further platforms as well.

This version of Super Meat Boy will be very, very different to the 2010 console and PC release though – it may not even be a platformer! Edmund explained via Twitter that it won’t play like Super Meat Boy but it will “feel” like it. There’s to be an entirely new “visual theme” as well apparently.

So there’s not really any clues as to what kind of game this may be…at all. It could literally be anything. Considering that Team Meat pretty much nailed the platformer, we’re hoping to see a similar mastery of the touchscreen controls, as well as the trademark cartoon gore and indie game references. We thought pretty highly of Super Meat Boy as you can read in our review so we’re really hoping they can make a repeat success.

We’ll keep an eye and an ear out for any further news regarding this new undertaking. Until then, you can find out more information about the original Super Meat Boy over on the official website.

When I say that puzzles enliven any genre of game, I mean it. Although I will admit that there are a few exceptions. As a gameplay element, puzzles lend themselves very well to portions of other games due to the pre-frontal lobe stimulation they bring within the context of a greater challenge. For example, crossing a room is one of the simplest challenges that exists.

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This Article was originally posted on our sister site, The Indie Game Magazine written by Doug Walter.

A few notable indies have recently come out with some music-related items that ought to be enjoyed, so I thought it best to pass them along here. Each of these titles have major musical support behind them that goes above and beyond serving the simple purpose of looping audibly in the background during gameplay, and what results from these efforts are sounds so good they stick with you far beyond the point when you put down the controller.

The guys over at the Team Meat Twitter have confirmed something very special: their game surpassed 1 million copies sold last month. I’m sure if we were to effectively quantify it, and maybe Team Meat actually does, that would equate to hundreds of millions (maybe billions) of dead Meat Boys all over. I know I died at least 1000 times.

Most of you are probably wondering what goodies the Humble Bundle folks were going to add their latest and greatest entry. It would be hard to put something up that rivaled this selection of games, after all. So, they made a pretty good decision: soundtracks to all the games in the bundle. I can’t think of a better addition to these incredible games than the phenomenal soundtracks that were the essence of their respective atmospheres.

Well that certainly didn’t take long. In 24 hours since the Humble Indie Bundle 4 launched it has seen some amazing numbers proving, once and for all, that the sequentially numbered bundles are far more successful than the independent game bundles. Although that’s not to say the former bundles were unsuccessful in the slightest.

Update: Breaking all records, the Humble Indie Bundle 4 has sold 100,000 units, and raised over $500,000 before the two week countdown even begins. I think I can hear the champagne corks popping already.

Guess the leak was accurate. What nobody could predict was that the bundle itself would be out just hours later. Five of the best indie games out there (Jamestown, Shank, Bit.Trip Runner, Super Meat Boy & NightSky HD) for whatever you want, although paying above the average will get you the updated classic Cave Story+ and Positech’s impressive asynchronous fleet-construction puzzle/strategy game Gratuitous Space Battles. It’s an amazing pack, and it’s here, now. The average price is around the $5 mark right now, and – as always – Linux, Mac & Windows versions of everything are available in both Steam and direct-download formats, and a sizeable portion of the takings goes to the American Red Cross and Child’s Play charities. Announcement video after the break. Go nuts.

From the same source as the earlier Introversion leak (people poking around the Steam content registry), it looks like the Humble Bundle are going to end this year with a megaton bang: Seven of the most impressive indie games in recent years, including some downright legendary ones. Brace your wallet – this one is going to be big.

Big news coming from the filmmaking fellows of Indie Game: The Movie, as they announce their unique documentary will be on display (and competition) at Sundance next month. The film has earned a selection in the World Documentary Competition portion of the festival and will make its world premiere there in January.

Silly sale season continues with this Black Friday (move fast!) bonus – the Indie Game Music Bundle. 10 great videogame original and remixed soundtracks by some of the best in the business, including Danny B, Hyperduck Soundworks, Virt and Souleye, all available for whatever you want (starting at $1) with another 7 (!) bonus albums thrown in if you pay $10 or more. And the best part of it all? It’s all digital, so you don’t have to be trampled by crazy people to get it! Unless you like that sort of thing.

Weirdo.